Enlisting Useful Idiots: The Ties Between Online Harassment and Disinformation
Colorado Technology Law Journal. Vol. 19, 2021
24 Pages Posted: 25 Sep 2023
Date Written: January 29, 2021
Abstract
Online harassment can be better understood as a policy vulnerability for social media platforms. It is often a canary in the coal mine for other serious harms like disinformation and influence operations. This article provides examples from the Global South to show the worldwide scale of this problem, how online harassment is often intertwined with disinformation, and how platforms and other players can use this awareness to mitigate harms from both online harassment and the other threats it is linked to.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Heller, Brittan, Enlisting Useful Idiots: The Ties Between Online Harassment and Disinformation (January 29, 2021). Colorado Technology Law Journal. Vol. 19, 2021, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4562541
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